Ariel Investments’s Verizon VZ Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
Q4 | – | Sell |
-1,166,712
| Closed | -$51.3M | – | 116 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $51.3M | Sell |
1,166,712
-4,449
| -0.4% | -$193K | 0.55% | 50 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $50.7M | Sell |
1,171,161
-254,046
| -18% | -$11M | 0.57% | 49 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $64.6M | Buy |
1,425,207
+72,515
| +5% | +$3.02M | 0.76% | 42 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $54.1M | Sell |
1,352,692
-55,788
| -4% | -$2.35M | 0.58% | 47 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $63.3M | Sell |
1,408,480
-315,831
| -18% | -$13.2M | 0.65% | 48 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $71.1M | Sell |
1,724,311
-40,537
| -2% | -$1.63M | 0.77% | 48 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $74.1M | Sell |
1,764,848
-347,864
| -16% | -$14M | 0.73% | 49 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $79.6M | Sell |
2,112,712
-1,293,153
| -38% | -$45.8M | 0.79% | 49 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $110M | Sell |
3,405,865
-837,819
| -20% | -$28.3M | 1.17% | 41 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $158M | Buy |
4,243,684
+633,053
| +18% | +$23.4M | 1.49% | 31 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $140M | Buy |
3,610,631
+226,955
| +7% | +$8.95M | 1.35% | 33 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $133M | Buy |
3,383,676
+1,453,786
| +75% | +$54.8M | 1.35% | 34 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $73.3M | Buy |
1,929,890
+278,247
| +17% | +$12.4M | 0.8% | 47 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $83.8M | Buy |
1,651,643
+815,877
| +98% | +$41.3M | 0.84% | 45 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $42.6M | Buy |
835,766
+5,194
| +0.6% | +$275K | 0.38% | 65 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $43.2M | Sell |
830,572
-69,574
| -8% | -$3.63M | 0.36% | 68 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $48.6M | Buy |
900,146
+44,304
| +5% | +$2.45M | 0.44% | 63 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $48M | Sell |
855,842
-274,518
| -24% | -$15.8M | 0.45% | 60 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $65.7M | Sell |
1,130,360
-16,624
| -1% | -$938K | 0.65% | 51 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $67.4M | Sell |
1,146,984
-252,779
| -18% | -$15M | 0.76% | 43 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $83.3M | Sell |
1,399,763
-127,047
| -8% | -$7.38M | 1.21% | 29 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $84.2M | Sell |
1,526,810
-29,065
| -2% | -$1.63M | 1.28% | 27 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $83.6M | Buy |
1,555,875
+104,034
| +7% | +$5.95M | 1.47% | 24 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $89.1M | Buy |
1,451,841
+13,121
| +0.9% | +$791K | 1.12% | 32 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $86.8M | Sell |
1,438,720
-1,452
| -0.1% | -$83.6K | 1.16% | 33 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $82.3M | Buy |
1,440,172
+741
| +0.1% | +$42.7K | 1.03% | 37 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $85.1M | Sell |
1,439,431
-23,341
| -2% | -$1.32M | 1.06% | 33 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $82.2M | Buy |
1,462,772
+108,599
| +8% | +$6.16M | 1.15% | 31 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $72.3M | Buy |
1,354,173
+72,350
| +6% | +$3.83M | 0.8% | 46 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $64.5M | Buy |
1,281,823
+308,626
| +32% | +$14.9M | 0.72% | 54 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $46.5M | Buy |
973,197
+171,131
| +21% | +$8.6M | 0.53% | 65 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $42.5M | Buy |
802,066
+21,223
| +3% | +$1.04M | 0.48% | 71 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $38.6M | Buy |
780,843
+32,703
| +4% | +$1.54M | 0.45% | 67 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $33.4M | Buy |
748,140
+43,961
| +6% | +$2.05M | 0.4% | 69 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $34.3M | Sell |
704,179
-104,795
| -13% | -$5.26M | 0.4% | 70 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $43.2M | Buy |
808,974
+26,165
| +3% | +$1.31M | 0.51% | 63 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $40.7M | Sell |
782,809
-386,104
| -33% | -$20.7M | 0.49% | 66 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $65.3M | Sell |
1,168,913
-370,715
| -24% | -$19.2M | 0.82% | 48 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $83.3M | Sell |
1,539,628
-5,157
| -0.3% | -$258K | 1% | 41 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $71.4M | Buy |
1,544,785
+100
| +0% | +$4.54K | 0.86% | 47 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $67.2M | Buy |
1,544,685
+259,521
| +20% | +$12M | 0.84% | 48 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $59.9M | Buy |
1,285,164
+288,124
| +29% | +$14.1M | 0.67% | 51 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $48.5M | Buy |
997,040
+648,076
| +186% | +$31.3M | 0.54% | 53 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $16.3M | Buy |
+348,964
| New | +$17.1M | 0.19% | 98 |
|
Other funds holding VZ
Ariel Investments's VZ Position: Q4 2025 in Review
Ariel Investments sold out of Verizon (VZ) in Q4 2025, closing a stake of 1,166,712 shares — an estimated $51.3M sold.
Ariel Investments first reported a position in VZ in Q4 2014 and held it in 44 quarters. The position peaked at $158M in Q2 2023. 3,101 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VZ as of Q4 2025.
- Ariel Investments reported no remaining Verizon position as of Q4 2025 after selling out during the quarter.
- Ariel Investments sold 1,166,712 Verizon shares in Q4 2025, an estimated $51.3M.
- Ariel Investments first reported a position in Verizon in Q4 2014 and held it in 44 quarters.
- Ariel Investments's Verizon position peaked at $158M in Q2 2023.
- 3,101 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Verizon as of Q4 2025.
Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 13 Feb 2026.